Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company. o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

(e)On May 23, 2017, East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2017 Performance-Based Bonus Plan, as amended (the “Amended Bonus Plan”). The Amended Bonus Plan had previously been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors on March 2, 2017, subject to stockholder approval. Upon approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Amended Bonus Plan became effective and replaced the Company’s 2012 Performance-Based Bonus Plan. The Company’s Amended Bonus Plan, includes the following material changes:

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To add additional permissible metrics for the establishment of performance goals;

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To make certain conforming changes consistent with Internal Revenue Code requirements; and

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To align the definitions in the Amended Bonus Plan with those used in the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan approved by stockholders last year.

The provisions of the Amended Bonus Plan are described in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2017, which description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Amended Bonus Plan was included as Exhibit A to the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following are the voting results of each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected all nine of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors; (2) approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; (3) approved on an advisory basis to have future votes on named executives’ compensation on an annual basis; (4) approved the Company’s 2017 Performance-Based Bonus Plan, as amended; and (5) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.

1.

Stockholders elected the nine director nominees named in the 2017 Proxy Statement. All director nominees received at least 95% of the votes cast.

Votes Cast For

Withheld

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Molly Campbell

121,719,840

87,944

N/A

13,073,966

Iris S. Chan

121,716,601

91,183

N/A

13,073,966

Rudolph I. Estrada

121,306,781

501,003

N/A

13,073,966

Paul H. Irving

121,620,416

187,368

N/A

13,073,966

Herman Y. Li

120,462,102

1,345,682

N/A

13,073,966

Jack C. Liu

120,183,059

1,624,725

N/A

13,073,966

Dominic Ng

119,996,895

1,810,889

N/A

13,073,966

Keith W. Renken

120,224,883

1,582,901

N/A

13,073,966

Lester M. Sussman

121,709,819

97,965

N/A

13,073,966

2.

In a non-binding advisory vote regarding executive compensation as disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement, the votes were as follows:

Votes Cast For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

120,424,966

1,121,248

261,570

13,073,966

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3.

In a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of stockholder “say-on-pay” as disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement, the votes were as follows:

One Year

Two Years

Three Years

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

107,271,623

188,745

14,089,653

257,763

13,073,966

Based on the voting results for this proposal approving an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (“say-on-pay”), the Company’s Board of Directors affirmed its recommendation and elected at this time to hold future say-on-pay votes on an annual basis, until the next shareholder vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes.

4.

Stockholders approved the Company’s Amended Bonus Plan, as disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement. The votes were as follows:

Votes Cast For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

120,407,894

1,222,052

177,838

13,073,966

5.

Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent register public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:

Votes Cast For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

134,307,038

511,559

63,153

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibit

10.1

East West Bancorp Inc.’s 2017 Performance-Based Bonus Plan, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2017.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.

Date: May 25, 2017

By: /s/ Douglas P. Krause

Douglas P. Krause, Esq.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number

Description

10.1

East West Bancorp Inc.’s 2017 Performance-Based Bonus Plan, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2017.

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